Cookiecutter Sharks (IMAGE)

University of Delaware

Cookiecutter Sharks

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University of Delaware assistant professor Aaron Carlisle led a study published in Scientific Reports that uncovered the potential diet and habitat of Cookiecutter sharks, a small, under-studied shark that is distributed throughout the world’s tropical and subtropical oceanic waters. The Cookiecutter sharks are unique because they feed on everything from the biggest, toughest apex predators — like white sharks and orcas — down to the smallest creatures in the ocean.

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Illustration by Tammy Beeson

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